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A review by enyltiak
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book was 5 stars to me for about the first 75%… and then something just got lost. The last quarter wasn’t bad by any stretch, and I enjoyed it, but it didn’t propel me to keep reading the way the beginning and middle did. I honestly just felt like the scenes between Rose and Saul and Rose and Willow, as well as the final appearance of Camp Damascus itself would’ve been a whole lot more impactful if we’d gotten a better peek into these dynamics earlier on. A little bit of dramatic irony would’ve gone a long way in this story.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting